WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "HRA") is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001, et seq. (the “Act”); and

WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under Minnesota law and the HRA is authorized to engage in activities relating to (a) housing projects and development, (b) removal and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight or deterioration, (c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d) disposition of land for private redevelopment, and (e) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community, and to engage in the aforementioned activities when these needs cannot be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and which can also be undertaken in targeted neighborhoods; and is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in Minn Stat Section 469.002, Subd. 14; and

WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, through Resolution 18-2072, adopted 2019 budgets as proposed by the Mayor; and

WHEREAS, the HRA, through Resolution 18-2079, adopted the final 2019 HRA budget; and

WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, through Resolution 18-2080, adopted the 2019 final HRA budget; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Economic Development budget, as adopted by the Saint Paul City Council, allocated $12,000,000 to the Housing Trust Fund to create new affordable housing, preserve existing affordable housing, and protect the quality of affordable housing in Saint Paul; and

WHEREAS, HRA staff identified community land trusts as a means of creating, preserving and protecting the quality of affordable housing in Saint Paul; and